The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-04-23
THE NATIONAL GAME.
RE1Ls VS.. WHEELING TO-DAY,
Tint IL, II the Weather .Permi,s-A Good
Game Proniised-Cincinn vnnq uishes
Won Der Ahe's Pets-Philadeiphia
Wins the Local Championship.

Tho W. W. Bell club, Of Pittsburgh,
which plays here to-day, includes some
very strong material. Four OF the players
belonged 10 the old Bell team which
played hers last year and tho year before,
viz. Queen, Miller, Madden and Costello,
They are oil ra!tling good men and hard
hitters. Mcshannock has quite reputs.
ton as third bassman, was member OF
ono OF last years Northwestern League
teams, and was With the Buffalo rome time
this season. Tobin WAS an applicant for a
position in tue Wheeling team, and was
highly recommended by Steve Toole, one
Of Brooklyn's leading pitchers. Belts
hoover will pitch tho first four innings for
the Bells to-day and will then give way 10
Miller, who has done excellent work here
before in that line. Tho home team will
play Bailey at third, his natural poaltlon,
as ho has not yet made his appearance In
a regular game. Steel will 20 10 short and
Dudley will make his debut OF second. It
is to DO hoped the attendance will DO
large, so the local nine can even up on
the late bad weather.
The Island Park ball grounds will be in
good condition to-day II further rain does
not take place. They will be treated to
cover Of sawdust and nshes this morning
and will present a much better appearance
than heretofore. g
TAKEN OFF THE Dat.
Bella va. Wheeling to-day.
There will be no dust to-day.
The clouda didn't roll by Yesterday
much to the disappointment Of tho lovers
Of the game.
In the aecond game betweenthe Du!uths
and Zanesvilles, the former downed the
Ohio League team s to 5. 5.-
Always run down your homo club. The
louder you rave the moro the people will
give You the greater credit for being "a
aas." u.F .li
The Pittsburgh club thought they had
soft meat to pound when they tackled the
Hamilton club, but they found out their
mistake, and not any too soon either.
There Is tall and commanding Gag staff
on the Island Park grounds, and If any OF
the enthusiastic ladieu admirers Of the
game, If not Of tho club, will furnish neat
elk flag tho management will guarantee
thst 1t will be properly displayed. Now
don't all go to work at once.
The clubs to-day will comprise the fol-
lowing gentlemen: Wheeling, Crogan, |;
Dunn, p; Smith, r; Westlake, c; speidel'
/ Bailey, 5; Dudley, 2; Nichol, IN Steel;
9. Bells, Quinn, i; Madden, !; Miller, 2;
McShannock, 3; CASTILLO, ss; Tobin, m;
Foley, r; Bellzhoover, p; Aleenan, C.
There is no truth in the statement that
Chris Won der Abe is writing companion
story to Z. P. Roe's ale Fell in Love With
His Wife," to be called "She Married Her
Husband" The libel is supposed to have
been circulated by Jack Lynch, whose
treatise on "Why l am Not Pitcher in
April" has just been issued.
The Boston management has presented
in lieu OF pass book, diamond pin to
each reporter to the Hub; Philadelphia
furnishes the newspaper men with car.
riages to the park, and the Brooklyns have
given each OF the sporting reporters gold
watch with three monograms inscribed
thereon.-Er. That's nothing. Wheeling
reporters are allowed to sit in the scorers
box and are actually provided with chairs
Manager Calhoun yesterday signed two
more men in the persons Of Mat ksosan
and George Mutton, Of Cincinnati, who
will form one OF the strongest. batteries in
tho team. The signing of these men
makes fifteen players under contract,
counting Darrah, the manager insisting
that he will remain with the club.-Col4n,.
bus State Journal. All the same Darrah is
suspended, and that difficulty will not be
settled until the Ohio League season opens,
Mr.. Darrah at present is in box, but not
the pitchers box. gr -